The recent reform act of SB 863 will bring in a whole host of changes to our workers compensation medical treatment (MT) delivery system. As we pour over the new and revised statutes and the new and revised regulations, it is helpful to consider what aspects of the law have changed, and what aspects...

When an employee disputes an MPN physician’s release from care, is the employee entitled to choose to resolve the dispute with the treating physician’s diagnosis or treatment by either obtaining a second opinion within the MPN or by selecting a panel qualified medical evaluator?
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